Kansas City Calendar

Great Pumpkin Fest at Worlds of Fun

Date/Time

Sep 15, 2018 to Oct 28, 2018

This event occurs weekly, on Sunday and Saturday.

Description

Join us at Worlds of Fun for the ultimate fall festival - The Great Pumpkin Fest! This family-friendly event is all treats and no tricks and features special Halloween-themed activities for kids plus PEANUTS-themed rides and attractions in Planet Snoopy!

Kids can wear their costumes and trick-or-treat with Snoopy and the PEANUTS gang inside Planet Snoopy. You never know which PEANUTS character will be nearby to join the fun with their own festive Halloween costumes!

Enjoy these attractions and more:

Peppermint Patty's Hay Bale Maze: Kids will weave their way through a twisting path of hay bales and cornstalks in this harvest-themed maze, all while dodging a series of dead ends as they attempt to make their way toward the exit.

Lucy's Costume Contest: Our smaller ghouls and goblins are invited to show off their costume creations in Planet Snoopy, Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm! Ages 11 and younger.

Linus' Great Pumpkin Patch: Kids can choose their own mini-gourd to take home as a spooktacular keepsake! Limit one pumpkin per guest under 12 years of age.

PigPen’s Creepy Crafts: Display your creative best with Halloween themed crafts, sure to bring out the artist in every kid!

Sally’s Dance Spooktacular: Come sing and dance along with Sally and friends for festival fall fun with afternoon showtimes on Saturdays and Sundays.

To Do This Week: Family Fun in Kansas City

Nov. 16 - Dec. 30: Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, cold-hearted creditor, continues his stingy ways on Christmas Eve. He rejects a dinner invitation and all the good tidings of the season from his nephew, Fred; he yells at charity workers; and he overworks his earnest employee, Bob Cratchit. Until, he is visited one-by-one, by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, who show him the errors of his ways until he ultimately discovers what’s really worth celebrating at Christmas-time and beyond.

Weekends through Dec. 30: Holiday cheer rings out at Worlds of Fun during the annual WinterFest celebration. Thousands of sparkling lights transform the park with an inviting glow that warms the hearts and lifts the spirit. Witness festive live shows, meet iconic holiday characters, join holiday activities like ice skating and cookie decorating, ride select park attractions and create lasting memories with family and friends.

Thurs-Sun through the holidays: The Powell Gardens Festival of Lights offers a unique holiday experience in the Kansas City area. A lighting exhibition, artfully curated by the Powell Gardens Horticulture staff, the Festival of Lights includes botanically-themed lighting displays that begin at the garden entrance and stretch along a mile-long walking path through six of the seven themed gardens.

Nov. 22 - Dec. 30: Downtown KC’s all-encompassing holiday experience features five unique neighborhoods and something for everyone, including tours of trendy, urban homes, exclusive shopping offers and other festive sights and sounds. Experience this signature holiday event with a free KC Streetcar ride connecting downtown’s holiday events and happenings. From Crown Center and Union Station to the Crossroads and Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to the Power & Light District and City Market – visit the mobile-friendly KC Streetcar site at KCStreetcar.org and jump to the Streetcar Tracker for real-time location of the Streetcars. Special Dazzle pop-ups are planned throughout the season at various downtown locations where the Dazzle team will be handing out holiday swag, including the Dazzling Deals booklet, featuring more than 60 special offers from downtown-area merchants and attractions for exclusively for Dazzling Deals booklet holders!

Now - Dec. 31: This holiday season, The Coterie brings beloved holiday television classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, to stage where they bring the nostalgia of Christmas to life in a fabulous family-friendly musical.

thru Jan. 4: Many familiar characters will be featured including best friend duo Elephant and Piggie, faithful companion Knuffle Bunny and The Pigeon, the wily city bird best known for his antics in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Activities will give visitors the opportunity to make art that is inspired by Mo Willems and to learn about the rich social and emotional lives of the author’s characters. The exhibit will also feature prints of illustrations, including sketches and other preliminary materials, by Mo Willems.

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